diff --git a/.github/workflows/eslint.yml b/.github/workflows/eslint.yml
index 2850418bc59..a8eea069ba6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/eslint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/eslint.yml
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Check out Git repository  # Step to check out the repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2  # Use the checkout action version 2
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4  # Use the checkout action version 4
 
       - name: Set up Node.js  # Step to set up Node.js environment
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1  # Use the setup-node action version 1
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4  # Use the setup-node action version 4
         with:
           node-version: 20  # Specify Node.js version 20
 
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ jobs:
         run: npm ci  # Use 'npm ci' to install dependencies
 
       - name: eslint  # Step to run linters
-        run: npm run eslint-ci
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+        run: npm run eslint-ci
diff --git a/src/field/pokemon.ts b/src/field/pokemon.ts
index c5d8e039f9a..c648ff485b7 100644
--- a/src/field/pokemon.ts
+++ b/src/field/pokemon.ts
@@ -3984,6 +3984,9 @@ export class PlayerPokemon extends Pokemon {
       this.fusionVariant = pokemon.variant;
       this.fusionGender = pokemon.gender;
       this.fusionLuck = pokemon.luck;
+      if ((pokemon.pauseEvolutions) || (this.pauseEvolutions)) {
+        this.pauseEvolutions = true;
+      }
 
       this.scene.validateAchv(achvs.SPLICE);
       this.scene.gameData.gameStats.pokemonFused++;
diff --git a/src/ui/party-ui-handler.ts b/src/ui/party-ui-handler.ts
index 9e025dbe086..270163a3d3e 100644
--- a/src/ui/party-ui-handler.ts
+++ b/src/ui/party-ui-handler.ts
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ export default class PartyUiHandler extends MessageUiHandler {
       this.options.push(PartyOption.SUMMARY);
       this.options.push(PartyOption.RENAME);
 
-      if (pokemon.pauseEvolutions && pokemonEvolutions.hasOwnProperty(pokemon.species.speciesId)) {
+      if (pokemon.pauseEvolutions && (pokemonEvolutions.hasOwnProperty(pokemon.species.speciesId) || (pokemon.isFusion() && pokemon.fusionSpecies && pokemonEvolutions.hasOwnProperty(pokemon.fusionSpecies.speciesId)))) {
         this.options.push(PartyOption.UNPAUSE_EVOLUTION);
       }